Molniya-M | Molniya-3 18L

Launch information

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Mission description

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Molniya-M | Molniya-3 18L’.

Launch image Molniya-M | Molniya-3 18L

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Oct. 28, 1977, 1:37 a.m.

Timezone: Europe/Moscow

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Molniya-3 18L (Elliptical)

Launcher

Soviet Space Program

Rocket

Molniya-M

Location

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Pad

43/3 (43L)

Type

Communications

Orbit

Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Molniya-M | Molniya-3 18L’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
10455 MOLNIYA 3-8 OTHER 63.76 COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES In-orbit
10459 COSMOS 962 LEO 82.95 COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Molniya-M | Molniya-3 18L’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#2015

To this date

Location Launch

#582

To this date

Pad Launch

#70

To this date

Agency Launch

#1164

To this date

Orbital Launch

#110

Year 1977

Location Launch

#59

Year 1977

Pad Launch

#16

Year 1977

Agency Launch

#87

Year 1977

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